Constantine Palace

Strelna (Russian: Стре́льна, IPA: [ˈstrʲelʲnə]) is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, about halfway between Saint Petersburg proper and Petergof, and overlooking the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 12,452 (2010 Census); 12,751 (2002 Census).

The Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius (Сергиева Приморская пустынь) is a Russian Orthodox monastery in the coastal settlement of Strelna near St. Petersburg. It used to be one of the richest monasteries of the Russian Empire and formerly contained seven churches as well as many chapels.

Krasnoselsky District (Russian: Красносе́льский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population: was 330,546; up from 305,129 recorded in the 2002 Census.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation" (Russian: Федеральное государственное казенное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Санкт-Петербургский университет Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации») is a higher educational institution of Saint Petersburg, a departmental educational institution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, engaged in the training, retraining and advanced training of personnel for the internal affairs agencies of Russia and foreign countries. The university was founded in 1968 as the Higher Political School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. In 1992, the school was divided into the Saint Petersburg Military Institute of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the Saint Petersburg Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the basis of the latter, as well as the Saint Petersburg Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Institute for Advanced Training of Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, in 1996 the Saint Petersburg Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was created, which two years later received the status of a university. The institution is the first of the universities in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Saint Petersburg Military Institute of the National Guard Troops (Russian: Санкт-Петербургский военный институт войск национальной гвардии) is a military educational institution of higher education that trains mid-tactical officers for units and parts of the National Guard of Russia. Until 1991, the institute was called the Higher Political School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union named after the 60th Anniversary of the Komsomol.

Gorelovo (Russian: Горелово) is a former military aerodrome. It's located 23 kilometers (14 mi) southwest of Saint Petersburg city center, and 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) west of Pulkovo Airport. Right now it is a developing place for general aviation and a take-off site for the "419th helicopter repair plant", which is located at the eastern part of the runway. Internal Russian index code for this airfield is XLLE.

The Znamenka Palace is a former imperial Russian palace located in the Petrodvortsovy District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is close to the more famous former imperial summer residence of Peterhof Palace, which is to the east of Znamenka. Znamenka is surrounded by a vast park and includes a church, stables, and kitchen buildings.

The Neva Bay (Russian: Невская губа, romanized: Nevskaya guba), also known as the Gulf of Kronstadt, is the easternmost part of the Gulf of Finland between Kotlin Island and the Neva River estuary where Saint Petersburg city centre is located. It has a surface area of 329 km2 (127 sq mi). The entire bay has been separated from the Gulf of Finland by the 25 km long Saint Petersburg Dam. The area of water separated by the dam is 380 km2 (150 sq mi). The entire coastline is designated part of St. Petersburg rather than of Leningrad Oblast. (six parts per thousand), the gulf freezes over for three to five months in winter. It receives the Neva and Narva rivers and the Saimaa Canal. The bay is also informally known as "the Marquis' Puddle" after Jean Baptiste, marquis de Traversay, the Russian naval minister who regarded the shallow waters of the bay as an ideal place for holding naval exercises. The Saint Petersburg Dam separates the bay from the Baltic Sea.

Krasnoye Selo (Russian: Кра́сное Село́, lit. Red (or beautiful) village) is a municipal town in Krasnoselsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located south-southeast of the city center. Population: 44,323 (2010 Census); 44,081 (2002 Census).It was founded in the early 18th century as simply Krasnoye, as a suburban village south of St. Petersburg. In 1764, the village had a paper mill, located near the road leading to St. Petersburg. During the 19th century, Krasnoye Selo developed as a recreational suburb of the capital with numerous summer dachas and villas, including the summer residences of the royals. In 1884, the famous airplane designer Alexander Mozhaysky tested his early monoplane there, achieving a power-assisted take off or 'hop' of 60 to 100 feet (18 to 30 m). In late pre-revolutionary times, Krasnoye Selo was the location of the annual military manoeuvres presided over by the ruling Emperor himself. It was in Krasnoye Selo that, on Saturday July 25, 1914, the council of ministers was held at which Tsar Nicholas II decided to protect Serbia in its conflict with Austria, thereby bringing about Russia's entrance in the First World War. During World War II, Krasnoye Selo was under German occupation from 12 September 1941 until 19 January 1944.Krasnoye Selo was granted town status in 1925, and in 1973 it was transferred under the jurisdiction of the city of Leningrad (St. Petersburg's name in 1924–91).

Ligovo railway station (Russian: Ста́нция Ли́гово; Finnish: Liiha) is a railway station located in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Farm Palace (Russian: Фермерский дворец) is a pavilion in the Alexandria Park of Peterhof, close to the Cottage Palace and Gothic Chapel. It was later expanded into a summer residence for the family of Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia. The house has been open to visitors since 2010. The original pavilion was built in 1828–1831 to designs by Adam Menelaws. It was scored to resemble a pastoral farm with a row of household buildings. In 1838–1839 architect Andrei Stackenschneider added a two-story house with habitable rooms for the tsesarevich. The palace became the favorite summer residence of Alexander II and his family. After many reconstructions, the house was named "The Farm Palace" in 1859. After the death of Alexander II, his son Tsar Alexander III chose to remain at the Cottage Palace, whereas his son Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived in the New Palace. The two-story, fifty-five roomed palace included the tsar's study and sitting room, the imperial bedroom and bathroom, the sitting room and dressing room of the Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, the Blue and Floral Drawing Rooms, the bedrooms of the imperial children, and the dining room. The palace grounds had a formal garden with several statues, a well and a fountain, and a white marble outdoor tub and a wood and rock bridge that was over a creek. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, the wife of Nicholas II, and her sister-in-law Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, the eldest daughter of Alexander III, gave birth at the palace to her daughters Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia on June 10, 1897, and Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia on July 15, 1895.

Ligovsky overpass (Russian: Лиговский путепровод) is crossover, connect of Kirovsky (from the north) and Krasnoselsky (from the south) districts of Saint Petersburg through Prospekt Narodnogo Opolcheniya, stage tracks Ligovo-Dachnoye and Dudergofka river.